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CVE-1999-0382

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-09-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: 3.5.1-sp1, 3.5.1-sp2, 3.5.1-sp3, 3.5.1-sp4, 3.5.1-sp5, 4.0 (+4)

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-008
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-008

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